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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, It is with shock and great sadness that the
3 members of the House of Representatives of the State of
4 Illinois learned of the death of their friend and former
5 colleague, Senator Robert A. Madigan of Lincoln, on Thursday,
6 May 4, 2006; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Senator Madigan was born in Lincoln on November
8 28, 1942; he was married to Connie and was the father of two
9 children; before beginning his legislative career, he served as
10 City Clerk of Lincoln and Special Education teacher; and
 
11     WHEREAS, He served the people of Central Illinois with
12 distinction for 14 years, from 1987 through 2001, and he served
13 honorably as Chairman of the Senate Insurance and Pensions
14 Committee and was a member of the Senate Committees on Licensed
15 Activities and Agriculture and Conservation; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Senator Madigan's legislative accomplishments
17 include sponsoring continuing appropriations for the five
18 public employee pension systems, protecting the integrity of
19 the retired teachers health insurance program, passing
20 mandatory auto insurance, sponsoring the Conservation
21 Enhancement Program, and providing leadership on proposals to
22 diversify Illinois agriculture and boost the rural economy; and
 
23     WHEREAS, He served on the State Commission on
24 Intergovernmental Cooperation, the Board of Directors of the
25 Comprehensive Health Insurance Plan, and was Co-chairman of the
26 Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus; and
 
27     WHEREAS, Bob Madigan received such honors as Guardian of
28 Small Business from the National Federation of Independent
29 Business, the Illinois Nurses Association Legislator of the
30 Year, the Illinois Primary Health Care Association Legislator

 

 

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1 Award, the Voice of Employers Award from the Management
2 Association of Illinois, the Illinois Optometric Legislator of
3 the Year, the Illinois Leadership Council for Agricultural
4 Excellence Award, and Friend of Agriculture from the Illinois
5 Farm Bureau; and
 
6     WHEREAS, He was a member of Holy Family Church in Lincoln,
7 the Knights of Columbus, Sons of the American Revolution, the
8 Elks, and the Eagles, and was a former trustee of Abraham
9 Lincoln Hospital and St. Clara's Manor; therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12 we mourn the passing of our former colleague, Senator Robert A.
13 Madigan, and we extend our sincerest condolences to his family,
14 friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it further
 
15     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
16 presented to his family as an expression of our deepest
17 sympathy during their time of bereavement.